Richland Township near Bluffton in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023

1. Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll Marker

Inscription.

Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll. . , Dedicated to Jim, John and Fred Herrmann and all Bluffton Veterans of World War II, World War II Veterans that lived in Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township when they served their Country., Agin, Ivan . Althaus, Cleon . Althaus, Edgar . Althaus, Oscar . Althaus, Ralph . Amstutz, Evan . Amstutz, Frederick . Amstutz, Harold . Amstutz, Morris . Amstutz, Williams, Jr. . Amstutz, James . Amstutz, Raymond . Amstutz, Wilhelm, II . Anderson, Bryon . Anderson, Elbert . Andrews, Fred . Andrews, Robert . Andrews, Harold . Arnold, Lloyd . Augsburger, Elias . Augsburger, Eugene . Augsburger, Harold . Augsburger, Paul . Augsburger, Ralph . Augsburger, Richard . Augsburger, Denver . Aukerman, Karl . Badertscher, Evan . Badertscher, M. . Badertscher, Walter . Badertscher, Wayne . Balmer, Harold . Balmer, Laverne . Balmer, Richard . Basinger, Amelia . Basinger, Chauncey . Basinger, Clark . Basinger, Clayton . Basinger, Forest . Basinger, Gerald . Basinger, James . Basinger, Jule . Basinger, Orvile . Basinger, Stanley . Basinger, Wade . Baumgartner, Neil . Beemer, Robert . Beidler, Norman . Bell, Harold . Benroth, James . Berky, Richard . Berry, Donivan . Berryhill, Dale . Best, Arthur . Bigelow, Ernest . Birchnaugh, James . Birchnaugh, Joe . Bish, Gene . Bish, Marlowe . Boedicker, Leon . Bogart, Harry . Bowers, Gerald . Bucher, Hiram . Burkholder, C. . Burkholder, Elmer . Burkholder, Evan . Burkholder, George . Burkholder, James . Burkholder, K. . Burkholder, L. . Burkholder, L., Jr. . Burkholder, Marion . Burkholder, Merlin . Burkholder, Ralph M. . Burkholder, Richard . Burkholder, Robert . Burkholder, Weldon . Carder, John . Caris, Gerald . Clark, Berdette . Clark, Don R. . Clark, Jack . Clark, Ralph . Clark, Raymond . Conoway, Thomas . Conrad, Charles . Conrad, Herbert . Cookson, Richard . Coon, Marnard . Cooney, Robert, Jr. . Corson, Donald . Crawfis, Donald . Crawford, Alvin . Crawford, Marion . Crawford, Marvin . Crawford, Richard . Crawford, Thomas . Criblez, Robert . Criblez, Theodore . Crouse, Harold . Crouse, Raymond . Dailey, Wayne . Deerhake, Kermit . Deerhake, Lewis, Jr. . Deerhake, Robert . Deppler, James . Deppler, Wayne . Deppler, Weldon . Dickson, Harlan . Diefendeifer, Cloyce . Diefendeifer, Quinten . Diller, Dwight . Diller, Kenneth . Diller, Ralph . Diller, Robert . Dillman, Charles . Dillman, Robert . Dillman, Willard . Dudgeon, Calvin . Duffman, George . Duffman, Raymond . Dunbar, Donavin . Dunbar, John, Jr. . Eckenwiler, Harold . Edgecomb, Martha . Edinger, Norman R. . Emans, Charles . Epp, Arnold . Epp, Konstantine . Ewing, Robert . Fears, William . Fett, Elmer, Jr. . Fett, James . Fett, Maurice . Filhart, Clifford . Filhart, Gerald . Finton, Kenneth . Fisher, Clyde . Fisher, Marion . Foltz, Garnette . Foltz, Louis . Fox, Richard . Frick, David . Frick, Richard . Frick, Robert . Fritchie, Byron . Fritchie, Frederick . Gable, Kenneth . Gable, Karl . Garmatter, Doris . Geiger, Donavon . Geiger, Francis . Geiger, Ivan . Geiser, Paul . Good, Dale . Gratz, Hauenstein . Gratz, Homer, Jr. . Gratz, James . Gratz, Richard . Gratz, Robert . Greding, Raymond . Griffith, James . Griffith,Garfield . Grismore, Dale . Guider, Rolland . Habegger, Clair . Habegger, Merle . Habegger, Vincent . Habegger, Wayne . Hankish, Charles. Jr. . Harkness, Clayton . Hartman, Kenneth . Hauenstein, Ellis . Hauenstein, Nelson . Hauenstein, Richard . Hauenstein, Roger . Heckathorn, Gene . Heckathorn, Mary . Heldman, Dallas . Henry, Kenneth . Herr, Floyd . Herr, Frederick . Herr, Jerome . Herr, Olan . Herrmann, Frederick . Herrmann, James . Herrmann, John . Hiestand, Everett . Hilty, Gordon . Hilty, Hugh . Hilty, Joe Hilty, Marvin . Hilty, Rosanne . Hochstettler, F. . Hochstettler, Karl . Holden, Americus. Jr. . Holden, Neil . Holden, Raymond . Holtcamp, William . Houts, Clifford . Howe, Roger . Huber, Berdelle . Huber, Edgar . Huber, Gerald . Huber, Laverne . Huber, Wade . Huber, Dale . Ingalls, Albert . Johnson, Donald . Johnson, John . Kibele, Elbert . Kiefer, Edwin . Kimmel, Joel . Kincaid, Hope . Kindle, Harold . Kindle, Herbert . King, Norman, Jr. . King, Walter . King, Woodrow . Kirtland, Don . Kirtland, Norman . Klass, William, Jr. . Klay, Richard . Klay, Roger . Kliewer, David . Klingler, Russell . Klingler Clyde, Jr. . Klingler, Roy . Knootz, Jackson . Knootz, Jasper . Kohler, Harley . Kohler, Robert . Kohli, Francis . Kohli, Lyle . Kohli, Maurice, Jr. . Kohli, Robert . Kohli, Roger . Krisbaum, Carl . Lape, Wade . Lee, Willard . Lehman, Wilmer . Leichty, Claire . Lewis, Richard . Little, Woodrow . Lloyd, John . Loganbill, Fernon . Long, Melvin, Jr. . Lord, Charles . Lord, Melvin . Lugibihl, Francis A. . Lugibihl, Norman . Lugibill, Delbert . Lugibill, Francis J. . Lugibill, Leroy . Lugibill, Ray . Luginbuhl, Darvin . Luginbuhl, Donald . Luginbuhl, Francis W. . Luginbuhl, Herbert . Luginbuhl, Howard . Luginbuhl, John, Jr. . Luginbuhl, Kenneth . Luginbuhl, Wayne . Luginbuhl, Woodrow . Main, Charles . Marquart, Howard . Marquart, Marion . Marshall, Carl . Martin, James . Martinka, Paul . McCafferty, Donald . McCafferty, Max . McCafferty, William . McConnaughey, A. . McCune, Robert . McGinnis, Mary . Mericle, Gene . Mericle, William . Miller, Earl . Miller, James . Miller, Jay . Miller, Wesley . Minch, Harry . Montgomery, Charles . Montgomery, Clark . Montgomery, Earl . Moser, Clarence . Moser, Donavin . Moser, Francis . Moser, George . Moser, Harvey, Jr. . Moser, Herbert . Moser, James . Moser, Victor . Motter, Ralph . Motter, Robert . Mumma, Joe . Mumma, Wade . Murray, Robert . Myers, George . Neiswander, Evan . Neuenschwander, A. . Neuenschwander, E. . Newland, Richard . Newland, Eugene . Niswander, Emerson . Niswander, Lysle . Niswander, Mark . Nusbaum, Donald . Nusbaum, Melvin . Nusbaum, Robert . Oberly, Kenneth . Oberly, Richard . Oberly, Robert . Owens, James G. . Oyer, Herbert . Oyer, Robert . Patterson, James . Pifer, Phillip . Pifer, Robert . Pogue, Robert . Pursell, Florence . Pursell, Phillip . Radabaugh, George . Rakisky, J. Gail . Ream, Claude . Reams, Don . Reichenbach, A., Jr. . Reichenbach, Dale D. . Reichenbach, F. . Reichenbach, Fred K. . Root, Lester . Root, Robert . Ruggley, Donald . Rusmisel, Richard . Santschi, Harold . Schaeublin, Robert . Schaeublin, Russell . Schmidt, Celestine . Schmidt, Cornelius . Schmidt, John . Schmidt, Paul . Schnegg, Walter . Schultz, Edward . Schultz, Ned . Schumacher, Edgar . Schumacher, Edward . Schumacher, Ray . Scoles, Dale . Scoles, Gerald . Scoles, Glen . Scoles, Robert . Seifield, Herbert, Jr. . Shook, Wade . Short, Ralph . Shrider, Harry, Jr. . Slusser, Glen . Soash, Evan . Soldner, Paul . Sommer, Clyde . Sommer, Donavin . Sommer, Marcile . Sommers, Wesley . Stager, Arthur . Stager, William . Stalter, Robert . Stannus, Walter . Stearns, David . Steiner, Carl . Steiner, Charles . Steiner, Cleon . Steiner, Donavin . Steiner, Evan . Steiner, Homer . Steiner, Josephine . Steiner, Veron . Stettler, John . Stettler, Theodore . Stonehill, Elmer . Stonehill, James . Stonehill, John . Stratton, James . Stratton, Robert . Stratton, Russell . Stuber, Richard . Studler, Rene . Sutermeister, E. . Swank, Charles . Swank, George, Jr. . Swank, Gerald . Swank, Harland . Swank, Joe . Swank, Richard . Swank, Rolland . Swick, Joe . Thompson, Lewis . Thompson, Ortho . Todd, Gareth . Tosh, David . Triplehorn, Carl . Triplehorn, Howard . Triplehorn, Jason . Triplehorn, Sam . Triplett, Morris . Triplett, Ropp . Tschantz, Fred . Tscheigg, Carrol . Turner, Harry, Jr. . Van Meter, Harold . Vandemark, Milford . Warkentine, John . Warren, Racine . Watkins, Robert . Welty, Myron . Welty,Fred . Welty,Omar . Wenger, Donald . Wenger, Eileen . Wenger, Richard . Weyer, Robert . Whetstone, Gerald . Whilhelmy, John . Weiss, Aldine, Jr. . Wiess, Clayton . Wilkins, Rudy . Williamson, Walter . Wilson, Carlton . Wilson, Robert A. . Wingate, Paul . Winkler, Kenneth . Worthington, Dwight . Yerger, Wayne . Yoakam, Wayne . Young, Clarence . Young, Robert . Zimmerly, Dwight . Zimmerly, Ronalds . Zimmerman, Glen . Zimmerman, Noah, Jr. . Zuercher, Romanus

Dedicated to Jim, John & Fred Herrmann and all Bluffton Veterans of World War II

World War II Veterans that lived in Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township when they served their Country.

Agin, Ivan • Althaus, Cleon • Althaus, Edgar • Althaus, Oscar • Althaus, Ralph • Amstutz, Evan • Amstutz, Frederick • Amstutz, Harold • Amstutz, Morris • Amstutz, Williams, Jr. • Amstutz, James • Amstutz, Raymond • Amstutz, Wilhelm, II • Anderson, Bryon • Anderson, Elbert • Andrews, Fred • Andrews, Robert • Andrews, Harold • Arnold, Lloyd • Augsburger, Elias • Augsburger, Eugene • Augsburger, Harold • Augsburger, Paul • Augsburger, Ralph • Augsburger, Richard • Augsburger, Denver • Aukerman, Karl • Badertscher, Evan • Badertscher, M. • Badertscher, Walter • Badertscher, Wayne • Balmer, Harold • Balmer, Laverne • Balmer, Richard • Basinger, Amelia • Basinger, Chauncey • Basinger, Clark • Basinger, Clayton • Basinger, Forest • Basinger, Gerald • Basinger, James • Basinger, Jule • Basinger, Orvile • Basinger, Stanley • Basinger, Wade • Baumgartner, Neil • Beemer, Robert • Beidler, Norman • Bell, Harold • Benroth, James • Berky, Richard • Berry, Donivan • Berryhill, Dale • Best, Arthur • Bigelow, Ernest • Birchnaugh, James • Birchnaugh, Joe • Bish, Gene • Bish, Marlowe • Boedicker, Leon • Bogart, Harry • Bowers, Gerald

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• Bucher, Hiram • Burkholder, C. • Burkholder, Elmer • Burkholder, Evan • Burkholder, George • Burkholder, James • Burkholder, K. • Burkholder, L. • Burkholder, L., Jr. • Burkholder, Marion • Burkholder, Merlin • Burkholder, Ralph M. • Burkholder, Richard • Burkholder, Robert • Burkholder, Weldon • Carder, John • Caris, Gerald • Clark, Berdette • Clark, Don R. • Clark, Jack • Clark, Ralph • Clark, Raymond • Conoway, Thomas • Conrad, Charles • Conrad, Herbert • Cookson, Richard • Coon, Marnard • Cooney, Robert, Jr. • Corson, Donald • Crawfis, Donald • Crawford, Alvin • Crawford, Marion • Crawford, Marvin • Crawford, Richard • Crawford, Thomas • Criblez, Robert • Criblez, Theodore • Crouse, Harold • Crouse, Raymond • Dailey, Wayne • Deerhake, Kermit • Deerhake, Lewis, Jr. • Deerhake, Robert • Deppler, James • Deppler, Wayne • Deppler, Weldon • Dickson, Harlan • Diefendeifer, Cloyce • Diefendeifer, Quinten • Diller, Dwight • Diller, Kenneth • Diller, Ralph • Diller, Robert • Dillman, Charles • Dillman, Robert • Dillman, Willard • Dudgeon, Calvin • Duffman, George • Duffman, Raymond • Dunbar, Donavin • Dunbar, John, Jr. • Eckenwiler, Harold • Edgecomb, Martha • Edinger, Norman R. • Emans, Charles • Epp, Arnold • Epp, Konstantine • Ewing, Robert • Fears, William • Fett, Elmer, Jr. • Fett, James • Fett, Maurice • Filhart, Clifford • Filhart, Gerald • Finton, Kenneth • Fisher, Clyde •

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023

2. Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll Marker

Fisher, Marion • Foltz, Garnette • Foltz, Louis • Fox, Richard • Frick, David • Frick, Richard • Frick, Robert • Fritchie, Byron • Fritchie, Frederick • Gable, Kenneth • Gable, Karl • Garmatter, Doris • Geiger, Donavon • Geiger, Francis • Geiger, Ivan • Geiser, Paul • Good, Dale • Gratz, Hauenstein • Gratz, Homer, Jr. • Gratz, James • Gratz, Richard • Gratz, Robert • Greding, Raymond • Griffith, James • Griffith,Garfield • Grismore, Dale • Guider, Rolland • Habegger, Clair • Habegger, Merle • Habegger, Vincent • Habegger, Wayne • Hankish, Charles. Jr. • Harkness, Clayton • Hartman, Kenneth • Hauenstein, Ellis • Hauenstein, Nelson • Hauenstein, Richard • Hauenstein, Roger • Heckathorn, Gene • Heckathorn, Mary • Heldman, Dallas • Henry, Kenneth • Herr, Floyd • Herr, Frederick • Herr, Jerome • Herr, Olan • Herrmann, Frederick • Herrmann, James • Herrmann, John • Hiestand, Everett • Hilty, Gordon • Hilty, Hugh • Hilty, Joe Hilty, Marvin • Hilty, Rosanne • Hochstettler, F. • Hochstettler, Karl • Holden, Americus. Jr. • Holden, Neil • Holden, Raymond • Holtcamp, William • Houts, Clifford • Howe, Roger • Huber, Berdelle • Huber, Edgar • Huber, Gerald • Huber, Laverne • Huber, Wade • Huber, Dale • Ingalls, Albert • Johnson, Donald • Johnson, John • Kibele, Elbert • Kiefer, Edwin • Kimmel, Joel • Kincaid, Hope • Kindle, Harold • Kindle, Herbert • King, Norman, Jr. • King, Walter • King,

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023

3. Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll Marker

Woodrow • Kirtland, Don • Kirtland, Norman • Klass, William, Jr. • Klay, Richard • Klay, Roger • Kliewer, David • Klingler, Russell • Klingler Clyde, Jr. • Klingler, Roy • Knootz, Jackson • Knootz, Jasper • Kohler, Harley • Kohler, Robert • Kohli, Francis • Kohli, Lyle • Kohli, Maurice, Jr. • Kohli, Robert • Kohli, Roger • Krisbaum, Carl • Lape, Wade • Lee, Willard • Lehman, Wilmer • Leichty, Claire • Lewis, Richard • Little, Woodrow • Lloyd, John • Loganbill, Fernon • Long, Melvin, Jr. • Lord, Charles • Lord, Melvin • Lugibihl, Francis A. • Lugibihl, Norman • Lugibill, Delbert • Lugibill, Francis J. • Lugibill, Leroy • Lugibill, Ray • Luginbuhl, Darvin • Luginbuhl, Donald • Luginbuhl, Francis W. • Luginbuhl, Herbert • Luginbuhl, Howard • Luginbuhl, John, Jr. • Luginbuhl, Kenneth • Luginbuhl, Wayne • Luginbuhl, Woodrow • Main, Charles • Marquart, Howard • Marquart, Marion • Marshall, Carl • Martin, James • Martinka, Paul • McCafferty, Donald • McCafferty, Max • McCafferty, William • McConnaughey, A. • McCune, Robert • McGinnis, Mary • Mericle, Gene • Mericle, William • Miller, Earl • Miller, James • Miller, Jay • Miller, Wesley • Minch, Harry • Montgomery, Charles • Montgomery, Clark • Montgomery, Earl • Moser, Clarence • Moser, Donavin • Moser, Francis • Moser, George • Moser, Harvey, Jr. • Moser, Herbert • Moser, James • Moser, Victor • Motter, Ralph • Motter, Robert • Mumma,

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Joe • Mumma, Wade • Murray, Robert • Myers, George • Neiswander, Evan • Neuenschwander, A. • Neuenschwander, E. • Newland, Richard • Newland, Eugene • Niswander, Emerson • Niswander, Lysle • Niswander, Mark • Nusbaum, Donald • Nusbaum, Melvin • Nusbaum, Robert • Oberly, Kenneth • Oberly, Richard • Oberly, Robert • Owens, James G. • Oyer, Herbert • Oyer, Robert • Patterson, James • Pifer, Phillip • Pifer, Robert • Pogue, Robert • Pursell, Florence • Pursell, Phillip • Radabaugh, George • Rakisky, J. Gail • Ream, Claude • Reams, Don • Reichenbach, A., Jr. • Reichenbach, Dale D. • Reichenbach, F. • Reichenbach, Fred K. • Root, Lester • Root, Robert • Ruggley, Donald • Rusmisel, Richard • Santschi, Harold • Schaeublin, Robert • Schaeublin, Russell • Schmidt, Celestine • Schmidt, Cornelius • Schmidt, John • Schmidt, Paul • Schnegg, Walter • Schultz, Edward • Schultz, Ned • Schumacher, Edgar • Schumacher, Edward • Schumacher, Ray • Scoles, Dale • Scoles, Gerald • Scoles, Glen • Scoles, Robert • Seifield, Herbert, Jr. • Shook, Wade • Short, Ralph • Shrider, Harry, Jr. • Slusser, Glen • Soash, Evan • Soldner, Paul • Sommer, Clyde • Sommer, Donavin • Sommer, Marcile • Sommers, Wesley • Stager, Arthur • Stager, William • Stalter, Robert • Stannus, Walter • Stearns, David • Steiner, Carl • Steiner, Charles • Steiner, Cleon • Steiner, Donavin • Steiner, Evan • Steiner, Homer • Steiner, Josephine • Steiner, Veron • Stettler, John • Stettler, Theodore • Stonehill, Elmer • Stonehill, James • Stonehill, John • Stratton, James • Stratton, Robert • Stratton, Russell • Stuber, Richard • Studler, Rene • Sutermeister, E. • Swank, Charles • Swank, George, Jr. • Swank, Gerald • Swank, Harland • Swank, Joe • Swank, Richard • Swank, Rolland • Swick, Joe • Thompson, Lewis • Thompson, Ortho • Todd, Gareth • Tosh, David • Triplehorn, Carl • Triplehorn, Howard • Triplehorn, Jason • Triplehorn, Sam • Triplett, Morris • Triplett, Ropp • Tschantz, Fred • Tscheigg, Carrol • Turner, Harry, Jr. • Van Meter, Harold • Vandemark, Milford • Warkentine, John • Warren, Racine • Watkins, Robert • Welty, Myron • Welty,Fred • Welty,Omar • Wenger, Donald • Wenger, Eileen • Wenger, Richard • Weyer, Robert • Whetstone, Gerald • Whilhelmy, John • Weiss, Aldine, Jr. • Wiess, Clayton • Wilkins, Rudy • Williamson, Walter • Wilson, Carlton • Wilson, Robert A. • Wingate, Paul • Winkler, Kenneth • Worthington, Dwight • Yerger, Wayne • Yoakam, Wayne • Young, Clarence • Young, Robert • Zimmerly, Dwight • Zimmerly, Ronalds • Zimmerman, Glen • Zimmerman, Noah, Jr. • Zuercher, Romanus

Erected by Bluffton Community Sportsmen's Club, Inc.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 53.582′ N, 83° 53.147′ W. Memorial is near Bluffton, Ohio, in Allen County. It is in Richland Township. It is on East Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 103) west of Huber Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9 E Jefferson St, Bluffton OH 45817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Celebrating Our Heritage Mural (approx. ¼ mile away); Boehr Block (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ricky Matter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cob Lake (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Board of Trustees of Central Mennonite College (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alumni Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Scott Graham Harmon (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluffton.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.